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The Cold War
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1
Which best completes the graphic?
US set up a naval blockade of Cuba
US troops conquered Cuba
US initiated air strikes against Soviet missiles
US did not respond to the Soviet missiles going to Cuba
2
What is the best title for this list?
Causes of World War II
Causes of the Great Depression
Causes of the Cold War
Causes of Western Imperialism
3
The war in the 1960's resulted in the entire country being run by a communist governemt?
Gulf War
WW2
Vietnam War
War in the Middle East
4
Which section on the timeline best corresponds to the period known as the Cold War?
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The Cold War was an ideological war between -
free enterprise and nationalism
nationalism and communism
communism and democracy/capitalism
fascism and democracy
6
Which Soviet leader was in power during the collpase of the Soviet Union ?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
7
The countries shaded in dark grey were apart of what alliance?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
EU
Atlantic Rim
8
In the 1950s, UN troops sent forces to which nation to help defend themselves against a communist takeover?
India
South Korea
Japan
Argentina
9
The Soviet Union was hoping to place nuclear bombs here after the US put theirs in Turkey/Italy?
Cuba
France
Mexico
England
10
Which newspaper headline resulted from the US policy of containment?
Hiroshima Devastated by Atomic Bomb
United States Escalates Military Involvement in Vietnam
United States Forces Attack Panama
Allied Forces Drive Nazis From Beaches of Normandy
11
Which of the following explains the rise in military spending on the graph?
The Korean War
The Persian Gulf War
World War I
World War II
12
This can be defined as the technological competition between the US and USSR?
Vietnam War
Fall of Berlin Wall
Space Race
Berlin Airlift
13
During the Vietnam War, North Vietnam was led by -
Communist Forces
Democratic Forces
14
Which leader promoted communism in North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Chiang Kai Shek
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mao Zedong
15
Which communist military organization formed from Eastern European countries in the Cold War?
Axis Powers
Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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The United States policy of containment began after which event on this timeline?
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Which leader was most closely associated with containing communism?
Jomo Kenyatta
Mohandas Gandhi
Harry Truman
Kaiser Wilhelm II
18
The term "Iron Curtain" refers to -
divide between Democratic West & Communist East countries in Europe
the division of the Korean peninsula after the war
the United States pledge to defend Western Europe by force
the closing down of European ports to Soviet goods
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Why were the US and USSR reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict in Cold War?
Increased tensions in the Middle East
Pressure from nonaligned countries
Peacekeeping efforts by the United Nations
Potential for global nuclear destruction
